Focused on Breathing

Summer beckons us to go out, meet friends, travel, be free, or…just be lazy. With social media and mobile devices added to the mixture, some days it takes an extraordinary effort to shut out the world, remain centered and discern what tasks and feelings we are experiencing.

Seeking to balance the contradictory emotions I was feeling, I thought I would work on a sample for my art classes. I entered the studio and this mixed media creation just happened.

Working with acrylic paint diluted with a very runny medium aptly called “pouring medium”, I let the colors play with each other without aim, thus taking advantage of the natural tendency to be lazy. As I poured layer upon layer, the bright colors, just jumped out of the bottles and onto this little 6” x 6” cradled board, riding the playful nature of the season. Then I remember that I was painting this as a sample for my art classes!
I became quiet and very inward, focusing on my breathing.

Read more about the process I used to find play and work balance through this painting by clicking on: https://lidiascher.wordpress.com/2015/07/21/focused-on-breathing/